Hi Bob and Gang,
For those of us that use contest callsigns to automatically turn the rotor
to the correct direction with software, wrong call areas often are a
problem. If you tweak the rotor on a weak callsign that not in their call
district then there is a good chance on making the exchange worse and
potentially make more errors.
I for one would like to see the callsign/area used.
Tnx,
Eric - VE3GSI
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Chudek
>
> With the ever changing distribution of US population (i.e.,
> callsigns), I don't see the logic of changing this rule for
> the JARTS contest. My hunch is if you look at the US radio
> population overall, the number of active contesters within
> each district has not changed. Adding /# simply adds more
> "junk" to send (and potentially miscopy) and more "work" to
> manage your contest logs. For example, if I were to operate
> in Idaho I don't think I would bother using KØRC/7 (unless
> the contest rules require it - I think BARTG has this rule).
>
> 73 de Bob - KØRC in MN
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> From: Brian Kassel
>
> Guys:
> As one of the stations that *DID* indeed sign with a portable call
> area, I also think that the requirement for signing portable when
> appropriate should be included into next year's JARTS rules. If a
> station doesn't read the rules, or chooses not to abide by
> them, it is
> his/her *responsibility* to suffer the consequences. The rules are
> not complicated, difficult to understand, or hard to obtain.
> JARTS has
> done a great job, the rules just need a bit of fine tuning.
>
> Brian K7RE
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